Utilities and Industries

The CPUC regulates privately owned electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, and transportation companies. The CPUC also regulates the safety of both publicly and privately owned railroad and rail transit companies/agencies, and rail crossings. The CPUC serves the public interest by protecting consumers and ensuring the provision of safe, reliable utility service and infrastructure at reasonable rates, with a commitment to environmental enhancement and a healthy California economy.

The CPUC investigates water and sewer
system service quality issues, analyzes, and processes utility rate change
requests.

Energy

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regulates investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities operating in California. Through its oversight over utilities, the CPUC has played a key role in making California a national and international leader on a number of energy-related initiatives designed to benefit consumers, the environment, and the economy.

Communications

The Communications Division is responsible for licensing, registration and the processing tariffs of local exchange carriers, competitive local carriers, and non-dominant interexchange carriers. It is also responsible for registration of wireless service providers and franchising of video service providers.

Consumer Programs

Drought Information

With California facing one of the most severe droughts on record, the state has called for a 25 percent reduction in overall potable urban water use statewide in accordance with Governor Brown’s April 1, 2015, Executive Order

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